UT Health Sciences News: Trailblazing Thoracic Surgeon Dr. John Howington Shows Grace Under Fire

When someone is a cardiothoracic surgeon, has authored publications, held leadership and teaching roles, presented internationally, been listed in "Best Doctors in America," trail-blazed cancer prevention and treatment, and helped raise a family, you might think that person grew up surrounded by degrees and overflowing with confidence.

"Kind of the opposite," says John Howington, MD, a University of Tennessee Health Science Center alumnus and practicing thoracic surgeon at Virginia Mason Franciscan Health, St. Michael Medical Center in Silverdale, Washington.

Read more on the UT Health Sciences News website.